Legal Proceedings
, now 22, filed a new petition with Judge Michael Bohren to be released from , marking her third request in two years.
Previous attempts include a withdrawn petition in 2022 and a denied request in April 2024, with the judge citing her as a risk to the public.
Background and Current Status
Geyser and Anissa Weier, at age 12, were involved in a 2014 stabbing of classmate Payton Leutner, influenced by the fictional Slender Man. Geyser was convicted of attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
Anissa Weier was released in 2021 under supervision, while Geyser remains in the psychiatric facility, with her legal team not responding to requests for comment on the latest petition.